Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-23
THE NEWS In VERMONT.
CATERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
WINOOSKI.

Chittenden County.
wINoosK1.
1t is thought that school Will have to
0e opened in Concert Hall at the com
meDcement of the next term, as the
school houses are filed to overlooking.
wILLIsToN.
The selectmen have called town meet
ing, Saturday, December "a, at l o'clock
to see if the town will raise money to aid
in repairing the old turnpike between
Williston and Burlington. 900. Both stores
in the village Will clos evenings after
January n O'Clock, except SATURDAYS.
until March l.....There was social at
the Congregational parsonage last Friday
evening .... School for the winter term
is progressing finely with 81 scholars
above and 80 below. ..... Some 10 inches
IF snow fell Sunday and Sunday night
and with little use the sleighing will be
line.
sHELBURN
Ny. lee Tracy returned home SATURDAY
avening from an extended trip west aud
south. He has been away nearly four
Teeks.....M Mrs. Fred Hart is confined to
ne house by severe attack of sickness
...... On the way home from church sun
lay a sleigh CONTAINING MIR. and Mrs.
David Smith, Mrs. Coleman and son WAS
.lpDed over and Mrs. Smiths arm was
~ ithout serious injury. .... Twenty five OF
he carpenters Ht work on Dr. Webb's
house were discharged Saturday night rs
Will be necessary for the plaster to dry
'e'cre any more Ct he inside work can he
lone. NO one can have much idea of the
size of the house until IT has been visited
IS 10 feet long bV ~ feet wide ana
.hree stories high The main entrance is
70 lie on the east side. opening into a large
laii, containing the grand stairwav. Open
ng OIL from this on the right is the doc
.Or's Office and guu-rOOm. The other
rooms down stairs are the dining room
also ySmaller breakfast room, kitchen,
arders, etc. On he second story IL Mrs
Webb's suite OF rooms, aIso the nurseries,
guest room, boudolr, etc, and on the
third story the servants rooms. The sit
uatlOn OF the house is all that could be |
desired, commanding a fine view of the
AXE north and south. Altogether it will |
ne one of the finest summer residences in |
ne country. Monday morning as Mr.. |
iaine and two other gentlemen were |
coming from Burlington the sleigh was
caught in a rut and overturned. The horse |
became frightened and ran, when ear the |
Motel it turned into the orchard and as a |
'esult the sleigh was badly broken. The |
liz belonged to Mr.. Lane of Burlington.
One DOIIdr q near for the
VeehIy Free Press.
COLCHESTER.
Mrs. David Wolcott is slowly improv- |
ug from her recent illness 49,. Subscrip- |
ions are being received for the purpose of |
building new Congregational parsonage |
~ the site of the one DESTROYED by fire a
short time since. .....A Christmas tree |
will be held at the Methodist church, |
the 24th. 80. Miss Susie Thomp- |
son returned from Holyoke, Sunday |
morning to spend the holidays with her |
parents and friends. ..... The Congrega-
ional Sunday school will hold concert |
leIt sunday evening ......J. w. Farms |
worth has put up new poles on his tele-
'hone line. The Congregational So
iety has rented the John Hine residence |
md will use the same for d parsonage.
wINoosKI.
The public schools closed Friday. Mrs. |
= onergan and Miss Hall were the recip- |
e nts of some fine presents from their |
u pills. The enrolment for the term num-
'er 500, attendance II ,614, showing gain
# 4 pupils, and $500 days over the en-
oil ment and attendance of the cores
ION ding term of last year. This gratifv-
ne increase is due to marked improve
mem in the schools, brought about by
he efforts of the present board of trus-
ees. For some few years all efforts were
chool and at one time lady
rincipal was engaged at the NUM-
cent salary of IS week. The re
ults of such management were poor
chools and small attendance. The pres
Mt board of trustees seem to recognize
han cheap ones. and are doing all in their
ower to supply them.
WEsTFORD.
SnoA fell to the depth of eight inches
asst sunday -. Henry Coifren will spend
he holidays with relatives in st. Armand,
AN ada. .... Edwin Hard, % years of age,
ounty on foxes. ......M Miss Mary
'yrnes Of Colchester, is teaching her sec
nd term of school in district No. 4...
,nree enterprising farmers have each
ust received a thorough bred Holsten
ROM Barre Plains, Mass, for the improve
we're busy blowing last week but the snow
as stopped that branch oil Industry
CHARLOTTE.
II has been most impossible to pass over
ur roads this fail and winter wherever
hey have been worked. Fall is bad
ime 10 work clay soil .... Miss Cora
)eyett. who has just commenced her
chool in Shelburn is coming down sick
Win the dlphtheria. Master Roy Bald
vim of St Paul is now the largest boy of
us age in town. lie is now ID years old
uO WelShS lfO pound ...... MIS-. H. Bald ,
yin ana son will return TO st. Paul next
geek...... Mr.. c. Il. Prihgle, botanist, has
ust returned from Mexico. He reports :
laving found some very rare plants. .....
'r. Frank Smith, one of our promising
'UunG men, now resides in New York.
.-... Frank II. Alexander is expected
lolne from the West the last OF this
Month .... Miss Silva!Hazard of North
'errisburgh husked three hundred
'ushel of corn for her father this fall.
,. ', Higbee Of Cassopolis, Mich whose
lckness was recently mentioned, is much
in health. ...H hunters here
,bouts complain of the scarcity of game,
specially foXes......It is stated that New
YORK parties have been negotiating for
i've or 10 acres oil the end of Thompson
'olnt Tor summer resOrting. This Is one
IF the finest locations along the lake, and
would no doubt find plenty of buyers
should the town decide to sell......S. q.
3ush lost valuable horse recently, the
animal being sick only about II hours.
Inflammation of the bowels was thought
10 be the trouble. Frank b. Smith,
son Of b. f. Smith, has gone TO New
Z ORR to engage IN business there. 80.
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